Report: Russian oil exports to China fall 1.7% to 6.53 mln tns Aug

MOSCOW, Sep 20 (PRIME) -- Russia’s oil exports to China decreased 1.7% on the month to 6.53 million tonnes in August, Bloomberg reported on Monday citing China’s customs data.

Russia remained the second largest oil exporter to China, while Saudi Arabia held the first place with 8.06 million tonnes, a 21% rise.

Iraq ranked the third with a 25% increase to 5.84 million tonnes. Brazil supplied 3.55 million tonnes, a 46% rise, and Oman supplied 3.29 million tonnes, a 10% fall.

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